PORTLAND, OR — Local man Dave McMillan devised a foolproof way to determine which propositions he should support on the ballot by researching which initiatives are endorsed by the local teachers union and then voting the exact opposite.
Over 2,000 illegal migrants have crossed the English Channel since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
The first weeks of British Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s tenure have been marked by a surge in illegal migrant crossings of the English Channel. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: Andy Burnham became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom two weeks ago. Since entering 10 Downing Street, the Prime Minister’s official residence, over 2,000 illegal migrants have already arrived in the country. This represents an increase compared to the 1,962 illegal migrants who crossed the English Channel at the same time last year. There have been well over 10,000 illegal Channel crossings so far this year, according to data released by the Home Office, roughly equivalent to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. IMPACT: The crossing figures…Open
Senior Advisor to First Lady Melania Trump Marc Beckman detailed Melania's efforts to bring children home from the Russian-Ukraine war.
By Jack Hellner White-on-black crime is so rare the media has to make it up to push their agenda.
By Greg Richter “No way. My God, no. I support the good ideas, but how could you support some of the crazy stuff they’re for?” Joe Manchin said.
Dr. Ashish Jha, who led the Biden White House's COVID-19 response, publicly acknowledged that a lab leak is the most probable explanation for the pandemic, a position conservatives argued for years while the establishment dismissed it. Jha made the admission on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday, telling viewers that his thinking shifted during […] The post Biden's former COVID czar now admits lab leak is the most likely origin of the pandemic appeared first on American Almanac .
Dr. Ashish Jha, who led the Biden White House's COVID-19 response, publicly acknowledged that a lab leak is the most probable explanation for the pandemic, a position conservatives argued for years while the establishment dismissed it. Jha made the admission on CNN's "State of the Union" on Sunday, telling viewers that his thinking shifted during his time inside the White House. He entered the administration in April 2022 convinced the virus had jumped naturally from animals to humans. By the time he left, the evidence pointed somewhere else entirely, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, a top SARS research lab in the Chinese city where the outbreak began. On August 2, Jha followed up with a post on X clarifying his position. He wrote that…Open
Kay Granger, the first Republican woman from Texas elected to Congress and a former Fort Worth mayor who rose to lead one of the most powerful committees on Capitol Hill, has died at 83, closing a three-decade career that began in a single mother's home office. Granger's son, J.D. Granger, announced her death on Sunday. […] The post Kay Granger, trailblazing Texas Republican who chaired House Appropriations, dead at 83 appeared first on American Almanac .
Kay Granger, the first Republican woman from Texas elected to Congress and a former Fort Worth mayor who rose to lead one of the most powerful committees on Capitol Hill, has died at 83, closing a three-decade career that began in a single mother's home office. Granger's son, J.D. Granger, announced her death on Sunday. No cause of death was given. Her congressional office had disclosed in December 2024 that she faced unspecified "health challenges," and that frequent travel to Washington had become "both difficult and unpredictable" since early September of that year. She had not cast a vote in the House after July 2024. Breitbart reported that Granger had been placed in an assisted living facility for dementia patients nearly two…Open
A 29-year-old Charlotte man already convicted of voluntary manslaughter allegedly killed one person and seriously wounded another barely two hours after walking out of jail on a $10,000 bond, raising sharp questions about why he was free at all. David Simpson posted bond on a charge of possession of a weapon by a prisoner and […] The post Charlotte man with manslaughter conviction charged with fatal shooting less than two hours after posting bond appeared first on American Almanac .
A 29-year-old Charlotte man already convicted of voluntary manslaughter allegedly killed one person and seriously wounded another barely two hours after walking out of jail on a $10,000 bond, raising sharp questions about why he was free at all. David Simpson posted bond on a charge of possession of a weapon by a prisoner and left Mecklenburg County Jail at 12:20 a.m. on July 29. By approximately 1:45 a.m. that same morning, police say, he had shot two men at an east Charlotte apartment complex, one fatally. The entire sequence, release to alleged homicide, took roughly 85 minutes. Simpson now faces charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury,…Open